Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC)
My dear friends and colleagues,
It has been more than 30 years since our Alma Mater Society – The Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC) was first established in this part of the world. Over the years, we have witnessed exponential growth of interventional concepts and procedures in our locality alongside the development and strengthening of APSIC, thanks to the insurmountable work done by our previous presidents, in particular, Prof. Tan Huay Cheem and Prof. Ashok Seth, without whom the society would not have been shaped to its present form.
Today, we have membership from 28 Asia Pacific countries, working together to promote and better interventional cardiology in the AP region. We have learned from one another in the various projects, supported each other’s national conferences and on top of that, we will organize our annual AICT-AsiaPCR to signify the solidarity of our society while nurturing our next generation interventionists. The WIN-APSIC, initiated by our female cardiologists and supported by various sister organizations unconditionally, has gained wide popularity rapidly.
In the years to come, we are hoping to build a stronger, more educational and more widely-accepted AICT-AsiaPCR to be a signature interventional conference in the AP region, solidify the initiatives put forward by WIN-APSIC and work more closely with the whole interventional community in the region to scale new heights in promoting and practicing interventional cardiology. We are also in the process of calling for support from all structural interventionists in establishing the Asia Pacific Valve Alliance to better coordinate and support the various structural and valve activities in our region.
All these would not be possible without the concerted effort of every one of you in the AP region. Let’s work together for our society for the betterment of interventional cardiology care for our dear and most needy patients.
From my heart with best wishes!
Michael Kang-Yin Lee
MBBS(HK), MRCP(UK), FRCP(London, Edinburgh, Glasgow),
FHKCP, FHKAM (Medicine), FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FESC, FAPSIC
President of Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC)
